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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 121 - Tucson, AZ - April 2018
Agenda Location	4 GENERAL COMMITTEE TECHNICAL SESSION 4.2 Research Institutions, Industry, and University Reports 4.2.1 Research Institutions and Companies 4.2.1.3 Calspan Flight Research Group
Title	Calspan Flight Research Group
Presenter	Louis Knotts
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Abstract	Topics discussed during the Calspan 10-minute brief included the two Learjet Test Management Projects (TMPs) at the Air Force Test Pilot School, the Learjet Model 31A, variable stability helicopters for the Naval Test Pilot School, and the new Calspan Crash Test facility. At the USAFTPS, there has been a recent focus on performing flight test of adaptive control systems during student conducted Test Management Projects. This spring two different projects were flown. The Have ALIAS project used Lear #3 and tested an L1 Adaptive Controller. This project was sponsored by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The second project was Have PACMAN. This project used Lear #2 and tested an observer-based adaptive controller. This project was sponsored by Boeing and AFRL. Calspan has acquired a Learjet Model 31A which is the aircraft model selected to replace the aging 20-series variable stability aircraft. Modification of the airplane into an in-flight simulator will begin in 2018 and will be completed in 2019. After that, it will replace the oldest variable stability Learjet, Lear #1, which is Model 24D, serial number 218. The next generation Learjets have more modern avionics and more fuel efficient Honeywell turbofan engines. The Navy has accepted the second variable stability H-60 helicopter which was recently modified by Calspan. A third H-60 is currently in our hangar for modification. Finally, the new automotive crash test facility built at Calspan has been completed and is now operational. It is a highly secure facility with all aspects of the crash test process in a single building. It can accommodate two different OEMs at the same time who will have access only to their vehicle. The tow system is the industry’s best made by Messring of Germany. The accuracy of the speed control is .05 mph. The capacity of this new facility will enable up to about 500 crashes per year compared to the old facility where typically conducted 100 tests per year were conducted.